U18 World League

Aquilino Baumer
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) In the 10th minute Kent Carney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Ciubuc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Tommie Tipton hit a great ball. Roosevelt Guthrie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florin Posticã in the 18th minute of play. If Vince Potts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scott Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Ciubuc having to interfere. ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ's Dumitru Ciubuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kent Carney in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicu Vrednic didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Scott Souza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dumitru Ciubuc. ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Scott Souza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dumitru Ciubuc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Souza in the 33rd minute of the match. Dumitru Ciubuc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommie Tipton, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shawn Reyna who took care of the corner kick. Dumitru Ciubuc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vince Potts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ's Dumitru Ciubuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scott Souza in the 43rd minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Dumitru Ciubuc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scott Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Scott Souza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dumitru Ciubuc having to make a save. Vince Potts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Ciubuc having to interfere. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ's goalkeeper Dumitru Ciubuc, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Radu Cecan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Scott Souza in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Ciubuc saved ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ from getting behind. If Scott Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scott Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Ciubuc having to interfere. If Kent Carney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Shawn Reyna. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, George Mititel managed to get in a good position for a shot. ＡＣＡＤＥＭＩＡ נυηєℓυ's supporters rose to their feet, but George Mititel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roosevelt Guthrie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roosevelt Guthrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Mititel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Scott Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Canalla de Chicago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. El Canalla de Chicago's Leo Finn quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Radu Cecan, made in the 92nd minute of the game. El Canalla de Chicago's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.